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Download full textMooney, Marianne; Silver-Pacuilla, Heidi – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to provide information to policymakers and government personnel who support and develop workforce development programming, policies and practices for youth, including those with learning disabilities (LD); (2) to provide a national view of the literacy and employment status of youth with LD who have low…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Literacy, Labor Force Development
Peer reviewedMann, Lester; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1984
The report synthesizes information from 10 years of operating the Child Service Demonstration Centers (federally funded programs serving learning disabled students). Particular emphasis is placed on the areas of diagnostics, training, research, replication, student characteristics, and intervention models. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Learning Disabilities
Mirkes, Donna Z., Ed. – 1981
The document describes model demonstration projects, products, and Learning Disabilities Research Institutes funded by the Program for Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Children and Youth and by the Handicapped Children Model Program (HCMP). An overview section contains an analysis of data regarding the characteristics of children/youth served,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Riegel, R. Hunt, Ed.; Mathey, John P., Ed. – 1981
The document presents transcriptions from a symposium on mainstreaming at the secondary level. The following seven projects are briefly described: the Parallel Alternate Curriculum for Secondary Classrooms in Arizona (a compensatory program developed and conducted by regular educators with special educators' support); Operation Divert in Florida…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedSwan, Robert J. – Journal for Special Educators, 1982
A pilot project provides assessment, remediation, counseling, intervention, and coordination for learning disabled college students. (SB)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Students, Demonstration Programs, Higher Education
Schmitt, Sue – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1990
Describes the transition services offered by Lakeshore Technical College as part of its model program to serve students with learning disabilities. Discusses program goals, program development, support services, and program evaluation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education
Montague, Marjorie – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1995
Discusses several research efforts focusing on understanding students' attributes and validating instructional programs to improve mathematical learning and provides several instructional recommendations to assist teachers in enhancing mathematics learning for all students. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Mirkes, Donna Z., Ed.; Haring, Norris G. – 1980
The directory provides information on federally funded programs: the Handicapped Children's Model Programs (HCMPs) which include five Learning Disabilities Research Institutes (LDRIs), and the Programs for Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Children and Youth. The two types of programs are explained and differences noted in an introduction. The…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedKollman, Cindie; Zeiter, Gaya – Journal for Special Educators, 1982
The Learning Resource Support Program provides academic support services to learning disabled adolescents. (SB)
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Learning Disabilities
Wiseman, Douglas E.; Hartwell (Myers), L. Kay – Academic Therapy, 1980
The need for a new approach to the education of nonacademic students is stressed, and a nonreading approach for learning disabled elementary children, the Parallel Alternate Curriculum, is discussed. (PHR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedCox, Donna Hardy; Klas, Leroy D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This paper describes current issues and challenges faced by students with learning disabilities, staff, and faculty at Canadian colleges and universities. Programs and initiatives that have proven to be successful are described. An appendix lists resources (mostly Canadian) for further information. (DB)
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
A preventive model is proposed to avoid special education through concentrated early intervention. Several operating programs are described as examples of the practicality of the approach. Issues including numbers of students who could be serviced by such a model and the ongoing role of special education alongside "neverstreaming" are…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Intervention, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Shaw, Stan F.; And Others – 1987
A statewide consortium effort in Connecticut was designed to increase the quantity and quality of services available to postsecondary students with learning disabilities (LD). Two model programs were funded and evaluated, and the consortium was developed to replicate the success of the models by encouraging program development throughout the…
Descriptors: College Students, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Boyer, Charles W., Jr.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1982
The authors look at the developments and events that grew out of the Learning Disability Act of 1969 (P.L. 92-20), particularly in relation to the role of Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs). It is concluded that CSDCs spread the philosophies and technologies of the field of learning disabilities. (SW)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBaum, Susan – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
A pilot program was developed for gifted learning-disabled students, based on the Enrichment Triad Model. Learning behaviors, time on task, and motivation showed marked improvement as the grade four-five students completed individual creative projects. Described are procedures for identifying program participants, program activities, and program…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Demonstration Programs, Enrichment Activities, Gifted Disabled
